BJ Penn Talks Steroids in MMA & Sean Sherk

The interview covers a multitude of topics, including Penn’s training, work ethic, steroids in MMA, former lightweight champ Sean Sherk and more. When asked about his recent war of words with Sherk, Penn stated:

“For me, honestly, it’s not personal at all,” he stated. “The man was cheating. I called him a cheater; then he got all personal. So I think all the personal stuff is on him. He said this is the first time a fight’s personal and this and that and whatever. I couldn’t care less. I’m just going to go kick his ass.”

“How can you sit around saying you’re the champ, say the other guy’s the fake champ, and you got busted for [steroids]? We knew he was doing ’roids the whole time, and all this stuff, and about it’s nothing personal, he went and made it all personal. I was calling a spade, a spade.”

Penn and Sherk are set to square off in May at UFC 84 where we will see this war of words come to a head. Many people have criticized BJ Penn’s training and work ethic in previous fights. However, Sherk has been known for his remarkable ability to maintain a high pace of action. This will certainly prove as a formidable test for Penn in that respect.

I am not sure what to think about his case because while it’s obvious steroids are a massive problem in sports everytime I read something about the way the CSAC handles drugs I am not sure they can do it properly.

BJ is stating a fact that Sean seems to ignore. An independent commission found him guilty of using steriods. Thus he was stripped of the title by the UFC.

Whether or not it was intentional doping or not (i.e. tainted supplements), it does not matter. An Athlete is responsible for what goes into his body – this would be the same standard olympic athletes are hold to.

I hope the Las Vegas Commission is true to its word when it stated that they will performed random testing at all times. This would eliminate someone from juicing up on a cycle and then be clean during the fight.

“While Sherk keeps up a high pace in the cage, I’m not sure I’d call it “action”.”

Hee hee, that tickled me.

I remember watching his fight with Franca with a bunch of guys who hadn’t really seen any MMA before. They were starting to get restless around the middle of round two and I was trying desperately to explain that Sherk is maintaining excellent control and had a solid gameplan.

Three rounds later, I just gave up. “Sorry, guys, Sherk is pretty boring.”

I love the grappling/BJJ aspect of MMA, but Sherk just doesn’t cut it for me. I prefer to see someone get a takedown, pass guard and attempt a submission than shitty one-dimensional rock’em sock’em brawlers like Alexander, Leben, Irvin and Sakara.

But I don’t like Sherk. I’m sick of his little arm punches in guard. I’m sick of him passing guard and then achieving absolutely nothing with it. I’m sick of him fighting to not lose, rather than to win.

Anyone remember the interview he did during the PPV for PRIDE Bushido 2? I believe he said something about hoping that he puts up an exciting fight for the fans. After that snoozer of a fight, PRIDE rightfully declined to bring him back. And regardless of anyone’s opinion of PRIDE (or former PRIDE fighters), DSE for sure knew how to put on exciting shows. And Sherk booted himself right out of their plans.

Take a look at Sherk before all this started and take a look at more recent photos. Dude was juicing. I’m not the biggest Penn fan but at least he is clean. Even if Sherk wins, he will always be known as a Roid user and a cheater.